Importance of Clinical Pharmacy service in Egypt's Hospitals

Abdullah Morsy Saad

Objective

Define clinical pharmacy Studies demonstrate prevalence of medication errors

and need for clinical pharmacy in Egyptian hospitals Studies show effect of clinical pharmacist

interventions in Egyptian hospitals Clinical Pharmacy Practice areas

Clinical Pharmacy

 

Clinical pharmacy is defined as that area of pharmacy concerned with the science

and practice of rational medication use.

Goal

to promote the correct and appropriate use of medicinal products and devices.

These activities aim at: maximising the clinical effect of medicinesminimising the risk of treatment-induced adverse

eventsminimising the expenditures for pharmacological

treatments.

Medication-related Problems Untreated indications. Improper drug selection. Subtherapeutic dosage. Medication Failure to receive Medication Overdosage. Adverse drug reactions. Drug interactions. Medication use without indication.

Clinical Pharmacy Practice areas

Ambulatory care Critical care Drug Information Geriatrics and long –term care Internal medicine and

subspecialties Cardiology Endocrinology Gastroenterology Infectious disease Neurology

Nephrology Obstetrics and gynecology Pulmonary disease Psychiatry Rheumatology Nuclear pharmacy Nutrition Pediatrics Pharmacokinetics Surgery